Artichoke with Dipping Sauce

 

Prep time:                            5 minutes

Prep notes: 

Cooking time:                 35 minutes

Yields:                                     2 people

 

Ingredients: 

               1 artichoke
               Juice of 1/2 lemon

Sauce:
               1/2 cup your favorite mustard
               2 tablespoons cider vinegar
               2 tablespoons tamari
               2 tablespoons honey

 

Directions: 

• Heat 2 inches of water in a pot.

• Wash artichoke, and cut about 1/2 inch off the top and bottom of the choke.

• Squeeze lemon juice all over artichoke and place in boiling water.

• Cover and boil 25 minutes, until leaves pull off easily.

• While the choke cooks, whisk together sauce ingredients in a bowl.

• Remove choke and drain over sink.

• To eat, pull off a leaf, dip in sauce and pull meat off with your teeth.